EP2484457A4 - MULTI-CYLINDER CHUCK ROLLER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WELD-FREE PIPE - Google Patents

MULTI-CYLINDER CHUCK ROLLER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WELD-FREE PIPE

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Publication number: EP2484457A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: free pipe; cylinder chuck; chuck roller; manufacturing weld; weld
Prior art date: 2009-09-29
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP10820068.4A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2484457B1 (en

EP2484457A1 (en

Inventor

Akihito Yamane

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Nippon Steel Corp

Original Assignee

Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2009-09-29

Filing date

2010-09-01

Publication date

2013-06-05

2010-09-01 Application filed by Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp filed Critical Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp

2012-08-08 Publication of EP2484457A1 publication Critical patent/EP2484457A1/en

2013-06-05 Publication of EP2484457A4 publication Critical patent/EP2484457A4/en

2015-03-04 Application granted granted Critical

2015-03-04 Publication of EP2484457B1 publication Critical patent/EP2484457B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2030-09-01 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
- B21B17/00—Tube-rolling by rollers of which the axes are arranged essentially perpendicular to the axis of the work, e.g. "axial" tube-rolling
- B21B17/02—Tube-rolling by rollers of which the axes are arranged essentially perpendicular to the axis of the work, e.g. "axial" tube-rolling with mandrel, i.e. the mandrel rod contacts the rolled tube over the rod length
- B21B17/04—Tube-rolling by rollers of which the axes are arranged essentially perpendicular to the axis of the work, e.g. "axial" tube-rolling with mandrel, i.e. the mandrel rod contacts the rolled tube over the rod length in a continuous process
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
- B21B27/00—Rolls, roll alloys or roll fabrication; Lubricating, cooling or heating rolls while in use
- B21B27/02—Shape or construction of rolls
- B21B27/024—Rolls for bars, rods, rounds, tubes, wire or the like

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Geometry (AREA)
Reduction Rolling/Reduction Stand/Operation Of Reduction Machine (AREA)
Stackable Containers (AREA)

EP10820068.4A 2009-09-29 2010-09-01 Multi-roll mandrel mill and method for manufacturing seamless pipe Active EP2484457B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP2009224935		2009-09-29
PCT/JP2010/005367 WO2011039942A1 (en)	2009-09-29	2010-09-01	Multi-roll mandrel mill and method for manufacturing seamless pipe

Publications (3)

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EP2484457A1 EP2484457A1 (en)	2012-08-08
EP2484457A4 true EP2484457A4 (en)	2013-06-05
EP2484457B1 EP2484457B1 (en)	2015-03-04

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Country Status (7)

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US (1)	US8601844B2 (en)
EP (1)	EP2484457B1 (en)
JP (2)	JP4735776B2 (en)
CN (1)	CN102548676B (en)
BR (1)	BR112012006321B1 (en)
MX (1)	MX2012003886A (en)
WO (1)	WO2011039942A1 (en)

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EP2484457B1 (en)	2015-03-04
WO2011039942A1 (en)	2011-04-07
BR112012006321A2 (en)	2017-08-08
CN102548676B (en)	2014-07-30
JP5343985B2 (en)	2013-11-13
JP4735776B2 (en)	2011-07-27
MX2012003886A (en)	2012-04-20
US8601844B2 (en)	2013-12-10
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